Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-07-23
WET AND SOUTH.

DEs MONIES, July l3.-The executive coun-
Gil met yesterday and fixed the valuation for
assessment purposes Of the Western Union
telegraph company at Sos per mile, making
this total assessment for their Iowa lines
1923, 00o,
Dies MONIES, Ju'y 13.-An unex pected OPP
position developed this morning TO the union
OF two wings OF colored Iowa Masons. The
first Joint sessi IN held this morning was eX
trcmely stormy.
CHICAGO, JAY 13.-Several hundred dele.
gates were present In st. AIMS hall at Engle-
wood this morning. when the semi-annual
convention OF the Western Cath Ollie Total
Abstinence and Benevolent union was called
to order. High mass was celebrated by Rev.
Father Weichman, Of Anderson, Ind, and Rev.
Father Clesrey, Of Wisconsin delivered The
sermon. The annual report shows that the
organization has largely increased In men,
bership during the pest six months, and that
IT Is exercising a powerful influence la weaving
Catholic laboring men from the surroundings
of the grog shop. AT their afternoon session
three delegates were elected to represent the
the association, at the annual convention
which opens at Philadelphia three weeks
hence.
MARsaLLTowy, July 13.-Miss Fanny De
lano, a stenographsr, sues the city to-day for
5000 damages for injuries caused by a de-
fective sidewalk last winter.
A mass meeting OF citizens was held last
u,.t4 e. obata a -,;eo-oa .r,ei,c fuer ~, go
factory refuse. The bed of the creek running
from a factory is filed for miles with the
petrifying corruption, emitting unbearable
odors.
The city's new electric light system turns
out this week.
The mayor has approved the natural gas
ordinance and drilling will be commenced
Immediately. A veto was feared.
DUBIOUS, July 13.-Judge Clough has per-
manently epjoined the collection Of the
Dubuque aud Northwestern railroad tax on
the ground that the road was transferred TO
the Minnesota and Northern. The board OF
trade demands that the railroad commission
lover to 81 the present charge Of a. per car
! for switching In this city.
CREsToN, July 13 Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy officers and the railroad commission.
ers met a large body OF citizens here last
evening and were asked for lower local
freight rates and a viaduct over the track
here.
Dies MONIES, July ia private dispatch
says that Frank r. McCahe, a talented young
lawyer of this city, was drowned at New
Sharon. Iowa, last night.
DEs MONIES, July l3.-Last evening about
7 o'clock the cleven-year-0ld son Of s. 8.
WOrmiey, living four miles north OF Newton,
was run ever by a moving machine and SO
b dly hurt that he died in about two hours.
CHICAao, July 15.-John Lynch, while
crossing the railroad track near the North
western Fertilizing works wns struck by a
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern engine
and instantly killed. The body was removed
10 a justice court and coroner notified.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Ia, July l5.-Frauk Har
lock, a stone mason, OF Clinton, this morning
had his arm crushed while drunk on the Chi
ego and Northwestern track. The arm was
to- lay amputated but he will die.
DYsART Ia, July l3.-The thirteen-year-
old son OF Chris CLINE fell off a mower and
had his right arm totally served from the body
a few inches from the shoulder. He was driv-
ing and after being run over and mutla cd be
got up, caught his team, and when disc. Vered
was driving 10 the house with his one hand
only. His mother WAS at home. The! lived
on a farm adjoining the corporation and